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Frank Sinatra: The Vintage Years

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Monday 7pm - 8pmSky Arts

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Review

by David Butcher

Here’s a sneaky piece of counter-scheduling. If at any point in Eurovision’s banquet of kitsch you fancy a change of pace, flick over to see Frank Sinatra at the height of his powers in the 1940s and 50s, when he still had the hungry look of a stray kitten. His nonchalant phrasing on jazz standards would never be bettered, but check the competition in similar compilations of Dean Martin and Bing Crosby that follow this one. Or stick with Blue, Jedward and something weird from Belarus — your choice.

Summary

A collection of television performances spanning the singer's heyday in the 1940s and 50s. Featuring Ol' Man River, High Hopes and Luck Be a Lady.